The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,569 - Jun 3 2011

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A family of trees? China has millions PALM
Bolt from drive, terrified RIVET
Books about Military Intelligence for soldiers TOMMIES
Choose not to join in, being top maybe OPTOUT
Copper has trouble with something useless -- a climbing plant CUCUMBER
Countryman's game with short rod RUSTIC
Garment of York turned up ROBE
Gown of fellow given cheers outside university MANTUA
Hypocritical grief from snappy types trying to appear wet? CROCODILETEARS
I make journey on track that's shimmery IRIDESCENT
Incendiarism -- it could be thoughtless and chaotic INDISCRIMINATE
It sounds like there could be two maidens here given a new look MADEOVER
Last of birds on open country? Protection needed SHEATH
Man of steel in plight rolling around in drink BESSEMER
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Obstruction ordered with security device to be brought in BLOCKADE
One wearing authentic fur? That could be accomplished REALISABLE
Our beast on the rampage, a wrecker SABOTEUR
Part of hospital goes on after illness without interruption FLUENT
Performer frowning in the auditorium? DOER
Pirate's short card game CRIB
Run after beer's started -- this being weak? BLADDER
Sailor has all the cards, enough of them for one to play with DECKHAND
Seaweed in a basin LAVER
Smell from bay caught drifting away REEK
Steer clear of dodgy region IGNORE
US author having effort to produce something that isn't prosy POETRY
Wild beast climbing up, ascending in the morning PUMA
Worker in comfortable home finishing early for port NANTES